Assembly Elections 2026: BJP Winners list in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and PuducherryBJP Winners Assembly Elections 2026: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has shown improved performance in the 2026 Assembly elections across mult...
04 May, 2026, 07.46 PM IST
Air India has no plans to phase out B747 aircraft: Govt"As on date, there are four B747-400 aircraft in Air India fleet and their average age is about 26 years," Singh stated in a written reply ...
28 Jul, 2021, 03.16 PM IST
End of an era: Air India planning to phase out its Boeing 747 jumbo jetsAir India is planning to phase out a key slice of its history — the Boeing 747s — which it has been operating for exactly 50 years now and ...
09 Mar, 2021, 10.52 AM IST
Coronavirus outbreak: With 5 doctors on board, Air India's B747 plane departs from Delhi to WuhanThere are five doctors from the Health Ministry and one paramedical staff onboard, they said, adding that around 400 Indians are expected t...
31 Jan, 2020, 02.44 PM IST
PM's new aircraft will be flown by IAF pilots but maintained by Air IndiaHowever, the new wide-body planes will be maintained by Air India Engineering Services Limited (AIESL), a subsidiary of the Indian national...
10 Oct, 2019, 09.44 AM IST
Air India to deploy `Jumbo' jet on Mumbai, Kolkata routes in October-NovemberThe next B747 flight will operate as AI764, which will depart from Delhi at 1655 hours and reach Kolkata at 1910 hours.
01 Oct, 2018, 08.43 AM IST
With Air India remaining unsold, govt drops plan to transfer two B-747s to IAFThe B-747s used by VVIPs are over 25 year old. AI earlier this year got two two brand new Boeing 777 which will be sent to US-based Boeing ...
12 Jun, 2018, 12.10 PM IST
PM Modi's jumbo back in action after snagA snag was detected in the engine of the Boeing 747, that was supposed to ferry the PM and his entourage to Canada.
16 Apr, 2015, 11.37 AM IST
Boeing 777-300 ER may be next VVIP aircraft"AI has been operating these aircraft for years and has the technical and engineering knowhow for their maintenance. It also has the best p...
02 Feb, 2015, 01.23 PM IST
Government hunts for replacement of PM Narendra Modi's VIP planeThe government is in the process of finding a replacement to the over two-decade-old Boeing 747 Jumbo Jets of Air India that have been used...
04 Nov, 2014, 12.10 PM IST
Lufthansa to launch longest plane on Mumbai-Frankfurt routeGerman carrier Lufthansa today said it will replace its Boeing 747-400 with the world's longest plane B747-8 on the Mumbai-Frankfurt route,...
07 May, 2014, 07.21 PM IST
- Lufthansa may resume Kolkata, Hyderabad flights depending on demand
Lufthansa says it intends to fly to more destinations in the country and resume flights to Kolkata and Hyderabad as soon as the demand is t...
12 Aug, 2012, 01.35 PM IST
- Lufthansa's B747-8 makes India debut
The world's newest aircraft was given a grand water canon salute at Terminal 3 of India Gandhi International Airport.
07 Aug, 2012, 05.01 PM IST
- Lufthansa to operate latest Boeing 747-8 aircraft from India
German carrier Lufthansa would operate the latest Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet between Delhi and Frankfurt from next month and from Bengaluru lat...
09 Jul, 2012, 07.57 PM IST
- AI readies back-up flights in case of Aug 18 shutdown
Air India has chalked out contingency plans to deploy 430-seater B747s on routes such as Mumbai-Delhi, if the private airlines go ahead wit...
02 Aug, 2009, 09.37 AM IST
- EVA Air plans flights to Taiwan, Taipei
Taiwanese airline EVA Air, which earlier operated freighters from Mumbai, is planning scheduled passenger flights to Taipei, Taiwan from Mu...
09 Dec, 2006, 01.35 AM IST
- A-I to hire 3 more A310s, ground 2 B747-200s
NEW DELHI: Air-India is planning to take on lease three more Airbus. This will be in addition to the five A310s it already has on. The airl...
12 Feb, 2002, 12.55 AM IST